Ogaden War
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The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War, was a military conflict between Somalia and Ethiopia fought from July 1977 to March 1978 over control of the sovereignty of the Ogaden region. Somal
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People's Militia parade on the Ethiopian Revolution Square
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Somali Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council
Siad Barre
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Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer, politician, and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26 January 1991.
Ogaden War
…the day after his funeral), in which the Somali Army seized power without encountering armed opposition. The putsch was spearheaded by Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, who at the time commanded the army. Alongside Barre, the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) that assumed power after President Sharmarke's assassination…
Barre with Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1976
Rural Somali literacy program
Barre and Queen Juliana in 1978